Trinity.Melinda.Adams: Princess Shoes

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In honor of our precious daughter, since her passing, we do the "Angel Trinity Christmas" every December. Whether it's money donations or toy donations, we give 100% of the donations made to the precious children in the hospital. We will continue this tradition in hopes that Trinity's spirit of giving will touch sick kids and people in the community every year.

To participate in the "Angel Trinity Christmas", please email us at adamsfamily97@yahoo.com and we will add you to the updates. Thank you for keeping Trinity alive and remembered in your heart, especially when it comes to participating in this special tradition.

Love always,
Barrett and Melinda Adams
Proud parents to Angel Trinity

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Princess Shoes

Look what I found
A pink pair of two
glittery, princess
your favorite shoes

A print of your foot
embedded inside,
Do you see it?
It's in plain sight.

I still see your toes
poking out at the end
I still see you walk,
when playing with friends

Your favorite shoes,
you wore all the time,
matching skirt & hair do,
your smile would shine.

These beautiful shoes
are now 3 years old.
No new shoes have come
these shoes have grown cold

I did not know
when I bought this pair,
that they'd be your last
pair of shoes to wear.

I did not know
A princess, Size 5
would be the ones
that cause ache inside

I miss your feet
in your pretty pink pair
So danty, so small
your skin, so fair

They'll never age
Shoes Frozen in time.
Your pretty pink pair
You loved and called "Mine"

Love Mommy & Daddy

We love you Trinity...3 Years ago we kissed you goodbye...we miss you everyday sweet baby girl!

6 comments:

Josh and MeganSeptember 16, 2010 at 8:20 AM
I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! I really loved that poem! You have always had a gift of writing amazing poems that just make tears flow! We miss Trinity, but I know we will NEVER miss her as much as you and bear do!
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AnonymousSeptember 16, 2010 at 8:32 AM
Ohhhh Mindy....such chills that gave me....
Many tears for you and Bear today!!
Such a beautiful Princess Trin will always be!

LOVE...Terri
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The Holland FamilySeptember 16, 2010 at 7:20 PM
Melinda - I love the poem, did you write it? So very sweet. Her shoes are so precious, it tugs at my heart. Oh how we miss our sweet little girls. Trinity is such a darling little girl. Love and Hugs to you today - Love Nicole Mia's mom ^i^
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UnknownSeptember 17, 2010 at 11:49 AM
I LOVE your poem!! I share your grief and pain, as I miss my little one. He would be one in less than a month. Your Trinity is BEAUTIFUL in every way~! You can see and almost feel her special little spirit and I never even have met her. Those shoes are adorable and I love her imprints. If you could see your own heart, I imagine those are the similar imprints that you might see. Forever in your heart. What a sweet little girl and what a special, special, special mommy! Again, I just loved the poem.
xoxoxo.
Jess.
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Michael and NataliaSeptember 18, 2010 at 4:16 AM
It is a beautiful poem, Melinda! Very touching. I couldn't get past "A print of your foot embedded inside", as the tears were already blocking the screen... It is the first time I see some of Trinity's pictures, and I absolutely love that last one, with her head laying on her folded arms. She is so beautiful and happy! Full of life, light and joy. Thank you so much for sharing.
love, Natalia
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AnonymousDecember 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM
What a beautiful "Swedish word" dikt.. Tears fills up in my eyes.. Hugs Jonas ..
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Trinity's Story

Trinity was born at Stanford Children's Hospital (LPCH) with a severe heart defect called Hypo-plastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). This heart defect is fatal if it is not corrected by a 3-stage surgery process or a heart transplant. We chose the 3-stage surgery in hope for Trinity to survive.

At 36 hours old, Trinity was wheeled into the O.R. for her 1st open heart surgery. Right before surgery, we found out from Trinity's surgeon, Dr. Frank Hanley, that Trinity's small birth size changed her previously better odds of 80% chance, to a 20% chance of survival.

At 1 week old, Trinity went into Cardiac arrest. Dr. Pirooz and Dr. Pettigrew massaged her heart for close to 4 hours before she was put on the ECMO bypass machine (which lived for her for 5 days).

After 3 open heart surgeries, 3 cardiac arrests, numerous infections, numerous lung collapse episodes, 8 bronchoscopey's, 3 cardiac cathiderizations, 72 hour kidney failure, 3 failed attempts of getting her off the ventilator, tracheostomey surgery, gastric tube surgery, and 7 long emotional months of hard dedicated work from the staff in the hospital, Trinity was discharged on Sept. 9, 2002 and brought home for the first time in her short life. After being home for about 4 months, Dec. 31, 2002 Trinity went back into the PICU for 2 months fighting phenomnia. She was transfered to Children's Recovery Center (CRC) on March 4, 2003.

Sept. 9 2003, being 19 months old Trinity's lungs were strong enough to come off the ventilator. After having a trach for 22 months, May 6, 2004 Trinity's trach was taken out. After 14 months of living at CRC, Trinity was dischraged and brought home on Friday, May 14, 2004...exactly 27 month and 1 day old, and the "Healthiest" she's ever been.

As of June 2002, Trinity was the smallest surviving HLHS child that Dr. Hanley had ever done. In fact, he did not know of a smaller surviving HLHS child in the world. Trinity spent 3 1/2 years at home with us and just thrived. Her little life was filled with so much happiness and love.

At 5 1/2 years old, Trinity went through her 4th open heart surgery on Thursday August 30, 2007 at LPCH. Being unable to recover from open heart surgery, our precious Trinity Melinda Adams passed away on Sunday Sept. 16, 2007. Our hearts are broken and tears continue to fall. We are honored and saddened to have our precious daughter, Trinity Melinda Adams, be our beautiful guardian angel. Trinity we love you dearly, we miss you so much, and we will be re-united as we are a family Together Forever!